The warden who guards the witches

"The new spell Precia studied?"

"Yes, I heard a witch named Vera mention it at your gathering... Precia is working on a new spell that will allow the wanted witches to no longer hide in hiding, and even Get you out."

In the evening, Aiden and Daley sat opposite each other across the coffee table in the warden's office.

"I don't know about this. Think about it, how many years have I been in prison? I have never had any contact with her." Dai Li said calmly.

"Too."

The answer was just as Aiden expected.

It is estimated that even if Dai Li knew what the new spell Precia was researching was, she would not tell it all to Aiden. This information has no transaction value for Dai Li. Even if it is told, it will not gain any special benefits.

Aiden didn't even think about getting a precise answer out of her, he just asked casually.

When he sneaked into the Witches' Gathering before, the spell that Vera mentioned that Precia was studying made him very concerned.

"Warden, how is Precia's condition today?" Dai Li suddenly asked.

"It's much better than expected. The medicine made by Mei Ruijinu is quite effective. By the afternoon, the pain will be gone at all. If nothing happens, she may be able to go back to the cell tonight. Just to be on the safe side. It would be better to let her eat liquid food for two days," Aiden replied.

"That's great." Dai Li looked sincerely happy about this.

A foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract coupled with such severe gastric bleeding would require quite high-end surgery and a period of hospitalization to cure, even with the medical technology from Aiden's previous life. It is a very difficult problem for the current general medical level in this world, and it is almost a proposition.

Meirujinu's bestiality medicine plus hemostatic medicine completely cured her within a day - although the treatment process was a bit strange, it had to be said that it was indeed effective.

In this world, witches and alchemists step on the red line of the law and conduct taboo research, and they possess knowledge and technology that transcends the times. However, due to the rejection of the mainstream and their own self-interested style, they basically will not share their research with the outside world.

From the perspective of Aiden's values ​​as a time traveler, this is a pity. That's why he borrowed the experience of his previous life to allow prisoners like Dai Li to obtain reduced sentences based on their research results.

"It seems like you and Precia have a really good relationship." Aiden commented lightly.

"For the time being, we can be called friends." Dai Li smiled, "Even though she has become like this, I don't want to see her being bullied in prison, so I still have feelings for her. "

"It's a bit unexpected. I always thought that the relationship between you witches was more..." Aiden paused at the right time.

"Indeed, the relationship between most witches is quite unfamiliar, and even a bit personal. But in the final analysis, we just have different styles of behavior from ordinary people. If we can chat with others, it is normal to have some contact." Dai Li said He smiled teasingly and pointed back and forth at himself and Aiden, "You see, the warden and I can be connected."

"Who shares your thoughts? Okay, that's all I have to ask, go back to your cell." Aiden waved off the guest.

After letting the prison guards and riot squad members waiting outside send Dai Li back to the core area, Aiden sat on a chair and fell into deep thought.

Still haven't been able to figure out the key "puzzle"...

He already had a vague idea of ​​the problem with Rebecca and Precia.

Judging from the various abnormal performances of the two of them, there is no doubt that the two of them are by no means as simple as amnesia.

Director Harold saw this earlier than he did, but unlike him, Harold seemed to only focus on Rebecca.

When talking to Harold, Aiden could roughly hear what he was thinking.

Harold must be suspecting that Precia did something extra to Rebecca during her capture. Precia is a great witch who specializes in spiritual black magic. Even if Rebecca remains in her consciousness, It is not impossible to create deep hypnotic suggestions. Therefore, Harold used the recuperation suspension to temporarily remove Rebecca's authority and sent someone to monitor her.

If you only look at Rebecca's abnormal behavior, this suspicion is reasonable.

But the Inquisition obviously did not pay attention to Precia's problem. Precia's complete amnesia made the Inquisition preconceptionally believe that she had no interrogation value, and even sent her to the Rose Iron Prison early.

It is certain that Precia did something other than clearing Rebecca's memory. The key lies in what she did.

If we look at the two people's situations together, the scope of "what they did" can be narrowed down at once.

The most critical point is that both people have symptoms of confusion about their dominant hand.

Rebecca is left-handed and has always been subconsciously right-handed after her "amnesia", while Precia is just the opposite.

It's as if the body and mind's memory of the dominant hand is reversed, so to speak...

"Sure enough, the possibility of swapping bodies is the highest." Aiden thought to himself.

During the arrest that day, Precia used some kind of magic in desperation to directly exchange her and Rebecca's bodies, erased Rebecca's memory, and then pretended to have partial amnesia. to make do with immediate suspicion.

In other words, the one who is now hiding in Rebecca's body and moving around the city is actually Precia.

And the "Precia" who was thrown into prison without knowing anything is the real Rebecca.

If we start from this assumption, many of the previous doubts will be explained at once.

The pendant, the certificate of the great witch, was swallowed by "Precia" inexplicably, and then "Rebecca" has been paying close attention to the certificate, but after confirming that the pendant is damaged, she immediately lost interest...

And "Rebecca" insisted on being transferred to the Rose Iron Prison...

And, the spell that Vera mentioned that Precia is studying...

All can be explained!

However, even if it can be explained, it is ultimately just a high-probability speculation.

There is still a key puzzle piece needed, even if it cannot be used as any evidence, at least it must be able to be finalized, so he just tried to ask Daly - although he didn't hold much hope.

"It would be nice if there was a way to directly explore a person's subconscious..." Aiden suddenly had this thought.

Thinking of this, he was suddenly stunned.

It seems... there really is such a thing.